Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 40.1% more expensive than Malabo.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Malabo, you would:
pay 57.6% less for restaurants
Malabo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.28
FCFA8,021
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA752
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 49.1% less for groceries
Malabo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.29
FCFA1,989
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.84
FCFA5,946
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.99
FCFA1,805
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA910
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA910
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
FCFA1,137
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.26
FCFA1,364
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
Malabo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.14
FCFA1,898
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.47
FCFA4,512
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Malabo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.59
FCFA10,026
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.42
FCFA125,327
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.16
FCFA70,183
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.51
FCFA25,685
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Malabo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$66.38
FCFA40,105
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$331.88
FCFA200,523
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
Malabo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
FCFA1,003
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.64
FCFA4,010
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.78
FCFA30,078
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Malabo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.89
FCFA15,039
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
FCFA62,663
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$248.91
FCFA150,392
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.97
FCFA50,131
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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